About Environment and Society in FSC Sociology
Environment and Society is one of the 12 main chapters in our Federal Board FSC Sociology question bank (12th class), and about 7% of its real questions come from it. Tayyari Karo has 26 real questions on this chapter from 2023 to 2026; 8 are multiple choice and marked instantly, and the rest are short and long questions with a model answer. By difficulty: 13 easy, 13 medium.
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2026 Annual · 12th · Environment and Society
In which type of environment man can make changes?
- Physical
- Mechanical
- Organic
- Social
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Answer: D. Social
Man has far greater ability to modify the social environment (institutions, culture, technology) than the physical/organic environment.
2026 Annual · 12th · Environment and Society
Who said that man is the product of earth?
- Lablash
- Taylor
- Spencer
- Ratzel
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Answer: D. Ratzel
Friedrich Ratzel's environmental determinism theory holds that man is a product of the earth/environment, which shapes his way of life.
2025 1st Annual · 12th · Environment and Society
Which of the following is the part of non-physical environment?
- Trees
- Rivers
- Mountains
- Culture
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Answer: D. Culture
Culture (man-made ideas, values and institutions) is part of the non-physical/social environment, unlike natural features such as trees, rivers and mountains.
2024 Annual · 12th · Environment and Society
All things that surround the man are called:
- Community
- Group
- Environment
- Family
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Answer: C. Environment
Environment refers to everything (physical and social) that surrounds and influences a human being.
2024 Annual · 12th · Environment and Society
In which type of environment man can make changes?
- Physical
- Mechanical
- Organic
- Social
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Answer: D. Social
Man has far greater ability to modify the social environment (institutions, customs, technology) than the physical/organic environment.
2023 Annual · 12th · Environment and Society
The survival of human life is based on:
- Favorable environment
- Shops
- Houses
- Animals
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Answer: A. Favorable environment
Human life depends on a favourable physical environment: air, water, food and climate.
2026 Annual · 12th · Environment and Society
What is the impact of environment on food?
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The physical environment determines available food resources: fertile plains support staple grain crops (wheat, rice), coastal/riverine areas rely on fish, mountainous/cold regions depend more on livestock and dairy, and arid/desert regions rely on hardy crops and animals — so climate, soil and terrain directly shape a society's diet and food habits.
2025 2nd Annual · 12th · Environment and Society
What is meant by culture?
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Culture is the entire way of life of a people — the man-made part of the environment, comprising language, beliefs, values, customs, knowledge, art and technology — which is learned and transmitted socially from one generation to the next.